Born in Baltimore, Md., earned a B.A. from St. Mary's Seminary and University, Baltimore, and an M.A. from the University of St. Michael's College, Toronto.
Author or editor of 21 books including "Witness to Hope: The Biography of Pope John Paul II."
Recipient of 15 honorary doctorates, the papal cross Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice, and the Gloria Artis Gold Medal by the Republic of Poland.
Serves on the boards of directors of several organizations dedicated to human rights and religious freedom; member of the editorial board of First Things.
Currently serves as Distinguished Senior Fellow of the Ethics and Public Policy Center.
His weekly column is distributed by the Denver Catholic Register, official newspaper of the Archdiocese of Denver (www.archden.org/weigel.)
Blog Archive
| Publish Date | Section | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 1/4/2021 | Let's Talk Blog | Hard lessons of the McCarrick Affair |
| 11/9/2020 | Let's Talk Blog | Three models of priestly goodness |
| 9/14/2020 | Let's Talk Blog | Rediscovering the reality of the Eucharist |
| 7/13/2020 | Let's Talk Blog | 'The heavens declare the glory of God...' |
| 4/27/2020 | Let's Talk Blog | Rediscovering baptism in plague time |
| 2/3/2020 | Let's Talk Blog | The Two Popes: baloney, brilliantly acted |
| 12/2/2019 | Let's Talk Blog | The reformed liturgy, 50 years later |
| 11/11/2019 | Let's Talk Blog | In praise of today's seminarians |
| 9/16/2019 | Let's Talk Blog | On the new 'nationalism' |
| 4/29/2019 | Let's Talk Blog | The high-priced spread, revisited |
